#784D8A#784D8A

#784D8A is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.106 H 315.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#784D8A
RGBrgb(120, 77, 138)
HSLhsl(282, 28%, 42%)
HSVhsv(282, 44%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 44.2%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LABlab(39.81, 29.56, -26.90)
CIE-LCHlch(39.81, 39.97, 317.71°)
OKLaboklab(49.32% 0.0754 -0.0744)
OKLCHoklch(49.32% 0.106 315.4)
XYZxyz(14.9863, 11.1362, 25.3999)
Luminance0.1114 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familypurple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#784D8A #5F8A4D
analogous
#5A4D8A #784D8A #8A4D7E
triadic
#784D8A #8A784D #4D8A78
tetradic
#784D8A #8A5A4D #5F8A4D #4D7E8A
square
#784D8A #8A5A4D #5F8A4D #4D7E8A
split-complementary
#784D8A #7E8A4D #4D8A5A
monochromatic
#34213B #563763 #784D8A #9869AB #B390C1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51
#784D8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23
#784D8A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #784D8A
6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##784D8A#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##784D8A1.006.513.236.51
#FFFFFF6.511.0021.001.00
#0000003.2321.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.511.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#425B8C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4D5F88
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#775565
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #784d8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 77, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.106 315.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a080ac',
    500: '#784d8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #784d8a;
$custom-light: #a080ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#784d8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.295,
    "s": 28.372,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49315,
    "c": 0.10587,
    "h": 315.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11136
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#784D8A
secondary
#91AE85
accent
#C56380
background
#F9F7FA
surface
#F2EEF4
border
#CCC9CE
text
#0F0A10
muted
#7E7C7F

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#784D8A Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva